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CVE-2020-35590: LimitLoginAttempts.php in the limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows a bypass of (per IP address) rate limits because the X-Forwarded-For header can be forged. When th

critical Affects limit-login-attempts-reloaded (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

LimitLoginAttempts.php in the limit-login-attempts-reloaded plugin before 2.17.4 for WordPress allows a bypass of (per IP address) rate limits because the X-Forwarded-For header can be forged. When th

Package
limit-login-attempts-reloaded (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.17.4
Fixed in
2.17.4
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 4% (91.2th percentile)
Published
2020-12-21
Source
nvd

References

CWE-307
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